Pownce no more
Lots of buzz today about Pownce hitting the abyss. If you haven't been following the social media and microblogging services, Pownce is one that's trugled from day one without any real upsurge in adoption. As a longtime user, I found it stayed without any real identity to speak of the entire time it existed.
Nice to hear the talented people got picked up and aren't without jobs at this time of year. And kudos for what I think was the wise decision to pull the plug on something that was going nowhere.
Pownce Deadpooled, Team Moves To Six Apart
Pownce, the media-rich Twitter competitor once labeled by the New York Times as "the hottest startup in Silicon Valley", is headed to the deadpool after being acquired by Six Apart. The service, which was co-founded by Digg's Kevin Rose along with Leah Culver and Daniel Burka, will be closing its doors on December 15. Users will be able to export their accounts to other services, allowing them to retain their messages and media, but it looks like Pownce users will have to turn to Twitter for their micro-blogging needs (if they haven't already). Culver and Mike Malone (Pownce's two engineers) will be integrated into the Six Apart team.
[Read full TechCrunch post]
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